#TNC2013: New Tears from Old Struggles
General, LegacyPhoto: Jeannette Reyes
Everything at the Eastern True North Conference 2013 was amazing; the food, the people, the competitions. However, what truly touched my heart were Sessions One, Liveloud, and Three, Turning Water Into Wine.
The first…
#TNC2013: Slow and Steady
General, LegacyPhoto: Nat Abad
I was so close to missing this year’s Conference for two reasons; first, I did not have the money. I am a jobless seventeen year old. Second, my mom got very furious when she found out that my sister paid my conference fees…
#TNC2013: Christ before me, Christ behind me
General, LegacyPhoto: Patrick Ruiz
I am blessed to have had Jesus expose Himself to me during my stay in Calgary. I saw Him in the blessings I received but also, for the first time that I've paid attention, in the losses that I experienced.
I left for…
#TNC2013: Joyful
General, LegacyPhoto: Patrick Ruiz
After Conference, I had struggled to describe my experience because no particular aspect of the event stood out to me. However, a few days later after sharing with some friends, a sister had described it perfectly in one…
#TNC2013: Truth Is
General, LegacyPhoto: Paddy Magdua
The truth isn’t always easy to admit. That’s something that I have struggled with for the months leading up to Conference. I was under an avalanche of sin, completely consumed and imprisoned by it. I started to think…
#TNC2013: Even when my world fades
General, LegacyCheers erupt as Vancouver, BC is announced as the host city for the joint CFC-Youth and CFC-Singles for Christ 2014 National Conference. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz)
Not every day are we able to participate in a Catholic youth gathering as blessed…
#TNC2013: #ilovemyhousehold
General, LegacyKuya Lawrence Quintero looks onward as Conference participants throw airplanes sharing their written conversion stories on August 18, 2013. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz)
We all have an innate desire to belong, to fit in, to feel wanted. As we go…
#TNC2013: He transforms; I obey
General, LegacyFred Balce (left) and Nikki Dionisio engage the crowd in a Model of Excellence scenario during the interactive dilemma creative during session 3 on August 17, 2013. (Photo: Kristina Roxas)
I struggle keeping my commitments and agreements. I…
#TNC2013: More Than Enough
General, LegacySession 2 began with a creative using shadows against a projected backdrop to tell two stories about youth finding the Lord after the trials in their lives. (Photo: Patrick Ruiz)
I am that type of person who is always doubtful in everything…
#TNC2013: Time to Love
General, LegacyTita Nora Larioza speaks at her time management workshop on August 17, 2013 at the University of Calgary. (Photo: Nat Abad)
I’ve been to a few time management sessions so I came into this workshop with the mentality of having heard it all. …